Independence Day 2018: BSF, Pakistan Rangers share sweets at Attari-Wagah border

Updated: Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 10:50 [IST]

Attari (Amritsar), Aug 15: India's Border Security Force (BSF) offered traditional sweets to their Pakistani counterparts on the occasion of Independence Day at Attari-Wagah border.

Indias BSF, Pakistan Rangers share sweets at Attari-Wagah border

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India is celebrating Independence Day on August 15. A thick layer of security blanket has been thrown across several cities across the country.

Yesterday, Pakistani Rangers had offered traditional Pakistani sweets to the Border Security Force (BSF) jawans on the occasion of Independence Day of Pakistan.

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On January 26 this year, the BSF had refused to exchange sweets and greetings with their Pakistani counterparts in the wake of heightened tension between the two nations.